Spring Time at Lake Shawnee - March 25th, 2012

Balloons Up Above

Duck in the Pond

Lake Shawnee Waterfall

Springtime at the Lake

Traveling through the Flint Hills

Spring has come early this year, but not a moment to soon.  Over the last few months I began develop a severe cause of cabin fever.   This was my first winter in three years, while it was by no means a bad winter by Kansas standards, I was missing the color green. 

Last weekend I headed out towards the Flint Hills, took all the back roads and found many wonderful treasures.  Many times I felt like I had traveled back in time.  Particularly when I came across a herd of about 30 buffalo grazing on the Plains.

Last Final...

Today in about an hour, I will be taking my last final... my final final. Well, at least for my undergrad career. The plan is to continue on to Graduate school in a few years. A lot of big changes in the next week, besides graduating I will be making yet another 18 HOUR drive back to Kansas. Though this maybe the last time for a while.

I will also be starting my new position as the Marketing & Public Relations manager for the Kansas Children's Discovery Center, their grand opening was yesterday. Very exciting.

I can't believe it has been three years already. In that time I have learned so much and have met many wonderful people. I am truly going to miss Savannah.

150th Anniversary

Everyone who knows me, will tell you I love history. Well, lately I have become a little obsessed with the Civil War. There are a couple of parts one is this April marks the 150th anniversary, and also there is the movie The Conspirator. The movie comes out today, it starts with the Lincoln assassination, which happen on this day in 1865.

I went and saw the movie on Monday, it was very good. Brought up some questions, and makes you think and feel for the characters. They (Robert Redford) pretty much all of the movie was shot in Savannah or the surrounding areas. One of those places was the Owens Thomas House where I work, it looked beautiful.

Creek Bed - New Listing on Esty

Hope everyone is well, I just wanted to make a quick note that I have listed a new item on Etsy.com.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/68785447/creekbed-archival-photograph

Creek Bed
2010

Artfuly yours,

Andrea

New Etsy Item Listed

I have added a new photograph to my etsy account: www.etsy.com/people/alephotography

Title: Burlingame Newspaper
Date: 2006

Rural America Series, Burlingame, Ks was once a busy trail town, one of the last few stops where wagon trains could stop, before continuing on the long journey across the Kansas Plains.

Always looking for new places to document, if you are aware of any old rural towns please let me know!

Thanks,

Andrea

In the Next 6 Months

Well, I am down to my last 6 months of college. June 4th, I will be walking across the stage to receive my Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography. (applause) Thank you. It really has been a long time coming; in fact I won't mention how long it has been since I did this last. Still nonetheless, I am extremely excited.

Wait, I am getting ahead of myself. I still have so much to do before June. Like, getting through Winter Quarter and Spring Quarter. Also, I need to think about what I plan to do after graduation. It has become the million-dollar question. Any time I tell someone I am a Senior, it never fails their first question is "What are you going to do when you graduate?" to which I always say "Get a job". But I can't wait until June to start looking; I have begun the search already. Is it to early to start applying though?

Having worked in the HR field for 6 years, I know that usually when a company is posting a job opening, they are looking for someone right now, not 6 months from now. I guess the answer I have come up with, is still send my information, because at least they are hiring, and they can keep my information. Who knows, maybe they would hold a position.

I have currently been working in the same gallery for over a year, and have a total of about 2+ years experience in the gallery world. I have also been working with a museum since March. My background is photography, but love and appreciate all art (even the stuff I don't get).

If you are hiring, or know anybody who is, I would happily send my information.

andrea@alephotography.com

Artfuly yours,

Andrea